Crime Blog

Scott Palmer, one of the attorneys for Thomas Hannon, who sued three Dallas officers for falsely locking him up in 2007, tells me that jurors have returned a verdict against the officers.

Hannon, a convicted felon who was locked up for 10 months on false drug and gun charges, will receive $45,000 for mental anguish, $48,500 for wrongful incarceration, $75,000 in punitive damages from Senior Cpl. David Nevitt and $500 in punitive damages from Officer Jerry Dodd.

Officers Nevitt, Dodd and Randy Sundquist were sued in the case, which went to trial this week. It’s unclear if the city or the officers themselves will be responsible for paying these judgments, or how exactly some of these amounts will be divided up.